Definition of "defe" [defe]

• An obsolete form of deaf.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Storm ­ sent into the mountains north of Baghdad just before the major conflict started to debrief and guard Iraqi officers that had defe cted ........"
• "Cuban doctors also had to turn over other identification documents like driver licenses, Dr. Ram í rez says, to hinder any attempt to satisfy U.S. diplomats of their bona fides as defe ctors."
• "When Hamas swept to victory in the Palestinian Parliamentary Elections in January 2006, angry mobs from the defe ..."